In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss the recent comment of Pope Francis that says that all religions are pathways to God. Some people were upset at this comment, but fail to recognize the tradition of the Catholi…

Day One: Setting foot on the Royal Road “We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.” St. Teresa teach me how to find Jesus within myself where you… Continue Reading →

This summer I finished my manuscript for a new book. The working title is Pray Like Teresa; how to pray the Prayer of Recollection of St. Teresa of Avila. The publisher will decide the official title. I agonized a lot… Continue Reading →

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss some of their thoughts about homilies at Mass and how we are to respond to them. They first offer advice to priests and deacons. When writing a homily, a priest or deacon shou…

Catholicly speaking October is a month rich with beloved Saints. Tonight we pass from grumpy old St. Jerome to the young sweet spiritual giant St. Therese. Tonight her Basilica in San Antonio has 1900 roses ready for the “mass of… Continue Reading →

I see bumper stickers and social media posts and hear comments about how America should turn back to God and how we should pray for that or enact laws to that effect. Right now a law is being discussed that… Continue Reading →

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss short visits to the Eucharist in our routine. Some people may struggle to do a Holy Hour. This sometimes feels daunting and unattainable. However, Fr. Rob and Fr. George encou…

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss the use of veils in Church. Many are familiar with the veils that some women wear during Mass. Fr. Rob points out that it is more popular in his parish recently. He, then, inf…

Something Zane loved to do was make cookies. This is something we did nearly every day. I used to hold his hand to help him crack an egg and make sound effects for him. He liked that. He used to… Continue Reading →

Triumph of the Cross is today. It sounds like “ha ha what a win” but I never think of it that way. I think of intense love, non-violence, humility, sacrifice in the face of indifference, cruel efficiency, fear and profound… Continue Reading →

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss Mary’s proper role in the Catholic Faith and our faith lives. It seems like the median between two extremes comes up again here. In order for us to come to Christ throug…

The first couple weeks of school have been an eventful one for our kiddos. On the first day of school, at 5:30 a.m., we received an automated call from the school district. There was a fire at the middle school—do not come to campus today. The night before, a microwave in a classroom caught fire […]

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In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss what our proper attitude towards tradition and traditional liturgies should be. The Traditional Latin Mass and other traditional liturgies are strikingly beautiful. However, t…

I have been rather dysfunctional lately. I go to work (I still have one of my jobs) and I come home, do the minimum such as take care of my chickens cats and dogs. Then I lay in my bed… Continue Reading →

Born in 1098, the tenth child of her family and dedicated as a tithe to a monastery of Benedictine nuns at the age of eight, St Hildegard grew up to be an extraordinary and holy woman. She was a mystic,… Continue Reading →

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss the Olympics Opening Ceremony that depicted the Last Supper in a blasphemous way. Fr. George and Fr. Rob explore ways that we can respond to when an injustice occurs. Find the…

 HOMILY     21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY
TIME   CYCLE “B”                   August 25, 2024

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Today I did something I have never done before. I took part in an “honor walk” for someone I love very much who has died- just yesterday in fact. I had never heard of an honor walk before. This is… Continue Reading →

I did not cry for nine years after you self destructed like a kamikaze in our midst. There are not even any pieces left to sort through. Where did you go and why couldn’t I stop you. We were closer… Continue Reading →

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss how and why some of the Psalms ask God to enact God’s justice on his enemies. They explain how the Psalms are prayers. In some of these Psalms, the Psalmist asks God to …

 Homily 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time    Cycle B  
August 18, 2024

As you just heard from the Gospel, we
are still in the Johannine “Bread Of Life” discourse; so I will again preach on
the SECOND reading today. 

Per…

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss the Assumption of Mary as a foreshadowing of our resurrection. They discuss how the Assumption defined and why. Next, they reflect that the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Ma…

 HOMILY   Nineteenth
Sunday in Ordinary Time   Cycle B    August 11, 2024

The Jews said: “Is this not Jesus,
the son of Joseph?  Do we not know his
father and mother?”  

First of all, in the Gos…

How to love in troubled times; St. Edith Stein (Teresa Benedicta of the Cross)

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George share their experiences from the Eucharistic Congress. Father George attended and reflects on some of the formative encounters and joys of the event. Fr. Rob shares an insightful refl…

 Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time   Cycle B   
August 4, 2024

 There is a very old saying, going all the way back to ancient Roman times: “Clothes
make the man.”   Now we would say, “Clothes make the pers…

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob, Fr. George, and Fr. Michael Niemczak discusses Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati. They emphasize how Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati lived a seemingly ordinary life, but did everything God put in his life and ma…

 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time   Cycle B  
July 28, 2024

In the Gospel we just heard; “One of his disciples,
Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to Jesus, “There is a boy here who has
five barley loaves and two fish…

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Conrad talks about all things baseball as related to the Faith with special guest, Ed Condon, D.C. Bureau Chief for Catholic News Agency. Baseball is the National Pass Time, where people go to engage in…

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob discusses the devotion of the Brown Scapular. Our Lady appeared to St. Simon Stock and gave him the brown scapular. She promised that no one who wore it would suffer eternal fire. Fr. Rob discusses …

 HOMILY     Fifteenth
Sunday of Ord. Time   Cycle B        07/14/2024

          In
last week’s Gospel Jesus had a considerable setback.&…

Evenings are my favorite time of day. Especially after the bustle of family end of day reunions, when the cooking and dinner and cleaning up is done I feel both alert and recollected. The evenings I love most are summer… Continue Reading →

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss the need to encourage our priests. They also discuss how to approach a parish priest about difficult or confusing situations in the parish. They offer a reminder that priests …

 FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME    CYCLE “B”                           July 7, 2024

So wh…

 HOMILY    Thirteenth
Sunday of Ordinary Time     Cycle B     June 30, 2024    At UCC

 St
Mark arranges the story in today’s Gospel so that he is telling us not just
about…

Many years ago, when I was the Director of Adult Evangelization and Catechesis, at a parish in Gilbert, AZ, my pastor and I spoke about the need for books that help Catholics […]

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss the Immaculate Heart of Mary. They reflected on the scripture passages where Mary’s heart referenced. Mary pondered the mysteries of Christ’s infancy in her heart….

Today is Our Lady of Perpetual Help. I just don’t know what I would do without Mary. Why would anyone want to live without her? Sometimes I want to tell people just to give friendship with her a shot, try… Continue Reading →

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George share consoling information about the Devil and demons. They share that demons cannot read your mind and they cannot read your soul. The Devil’s and the demons’ goal is to…

 12th Sunday in
Ordinary Time  Cycle B               June 22, 2024

Our Gospel presents us with the scene
of a near shipwreck.  The disciples and
Jesus get cau…